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Dimensionality-driven spin-flop transition in quasi-one-dimensional PrBa2Cu4O8
In the quasi-one-dimensional cuprate PrBaCuO, the Pr cations
order antiferromagnetically at 17 K in zero field. Through a combination of
magnetic susceptibility, torque magnetometry, specific heat and interchain
transport measurements, the anisotropic temperature-magnetic field phase
diagram associated with this ordering has been mapped out. A low-temperature
spin-flop transition in the Pr sub-lattice is found to occur at the same
magnetic field strength and orientation as a dimensional crossover in the
ground state of the metallic CuO chains. This coincidence suggests that the
spin reorientation is driven by a change in the anisotropic
Rudermann-Kittel-Kasuya-Yosida (RKKY) interaction induced by a corresponding
change in effective dimensionality of the conduction electrons.Comment: 8 pages, 8 figure
Universal relationship between crystallinity and irreversibility field of MgB2
The relationship between irreversibility field, Hirr, and crystallinity of
MgB2 bulks including carbon substituted samples was studied. The Hirr was found
to increase with an increase of FWHM of MgB2 (110) peak, which corresponds to
distortion of honeycomb boron sheet, and their universal correlation was
discovered even including carbon substituted samples. Excellent Jc
characteristics under high magnetic fields were observed in samples with large
FWHM of (110) due to the enhanced intraband scattering and strengthened grain
boundary flux pinning. The relationship between crystallinity and Hirr can
explain the large variation of Hirr for MgB2 bulks, tapes, single crystals and
thin films.Comment: 3 pages, 4 figures, to be published in Appl. Phys. Lett. (in press
Superconductivity in Pr2Ba4Cu7O15-delta with metallic double chains
We report superconductivity with =10K in
PrBaCuO compound possessing metallic double
chains. A reduction treatment on as-sintered samples causes not only the
enhanced metallic conduction but also the appearance of superconductivity
accompanied by the c-axis elongation due to oxygen deficiency
Biaxial magnetic alignment in twinned REBa[2]Cu[3]O[y]superconductors
Biaxial magnetic alignment of REBa[2]Cu[3]O[y] (RE123, RE = Y, Nd, Sm, Dy, and Er) superconductor powders containing twin microstructures was demonstrated. Appropriate choice of RE effectively improved the degrees of in-plane and c-axis orientation in RE123 powder samples aligned under modulated rotating magnetic fields at room temperature. From the relationship between the magnetic field strength and the degrees of orientation, it is concluded that heavy RE ions induced the improvement of the in-plane magnetic anisotropies in RE123 grains with twin microstructures
Possible co-existence of local itinerancy and global localization in a quasi-one-dimensional conductor
In the chain compound PrBaCuO localization appears simultaneously
with a dimensional crossover in the electronic ground state when the scattering
rate in the chains exceeds the hopping rate between the chains. Here we report
the discovery of a large, transverse magnetoresistance in PrBaCuO
in the localized regime. This result suggests a novel form of localization
whereby electrons retain their metallic (quasi-one-dimensional) character over
a microscopic length scale despite the fact that macroscopically, they exhibit
localized (one-dimensional) behavior.Comment: 4 pages, 4 Figure
Irradiation-induced confinement in a quasi-one-dimensional metal
The anisotropic resistivity of PrBaCuO has been measured as a
function of electron irradiation fluence. Localization effects are observed for
extremely small amounts of disorder corresponding to electron mean-free-paths
of order 100 unit cells. Estimates of the localization corrections suggest that
this anomalous localization threshold heralds a crossover to a ground state
with pronounced one-dimensional character in which conduction electrons become
confined to a small cluster of chains.Comment: 4 pages, 4 figure
Fragile three-dimensionality in the quasi-one-dimensional cuprate PrBa_2Cu_4O_8
In this article we report on the experimental realization of dimensional
crossover phenomena in the chain compound PrBaCuO using
temperature, high magnetic fields and disorder as independent tuning
parameters. In purer crystals of PrBaCuO, a highly anisotropic
three-dimensional Fermi-liquid state develops at low temperatures. This
metallic state is extremely susceptible to disorder however and localization
rapidly sets in. We show, through quantitative comparison of the relevant
energy scales, that this metal/insulator crossover occurs precisely when the
scattering rate within the chain exceeds the interchain hopping rate(s), i.e.
once carriers become confined to a single conducting element.Comment: 12 pages, 5 figures, published at
http://www.iop.org/EJ/article/1367-2630/8/9/172/njp6_9_172.htm
Selection of DNA aptamers that bind to influenza A viruses with high affinity and broad subtype specificity
AbstractMany cases of influenza are reported worldwide every year. The influenza virus often acquires new antigenicity, which is known as antigenic shift; this results in the emergence of new virus strains, for which preexisting immunity is not found in the population resulting in influenza pandemics. In the event a new strain emerges, diagnostic tools must be developed rapidly to detect the novel influenza strain. The generation of high affinity antibodies is costly and takes time; therefore, an alternative detection system, aptamer detection, provides a viable alternative to antibodies as a diagnostic tool. In this study, we developed DNA aptamers that bind to HA1 proteins of multiple influenza A virus subtypes by the SELEX procedure. To evaluate the binding properties of these aptamers using colorimetric methods, we developed a novel aptamer-based sandwich detection method employing our newly identified aptamers. This novel sandwich enzyme-linked aptamer assay successfully detected the H5N1, H1N1, and H3N2 subtypes of influenza A virus with almost equal sensitivities. These findings suggest that our aptamers are attractive candidates for use as simple and sensitive diagnostic tools that need sandwich system for detecting the influenza A virus with broad subtype specificities
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